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35
ISLAND SUN - JANUARY 5, 2018
Chef Invitational
Coming To
Community House
Chefs Melissa Talmage and Werner
Dietrich – who have been
recognized for their abilities on
a national level – will take part in the
Southwest Florida Chef Invitational this
month at The Community House.
The Southwest Florida Chef
Invitational, a January 27 fundraiser,
will pair the celebrated culinary artisans
with local students to support the
Culinary Education Center of Sanibel.
For $150 per person, members of the
public can indulge their senses while
supporting Sanibel’s growing culinary
community. The Community House
Resident Chef Jarred Harris said he
is “looking forward to seeing the hard
work from everyone involved come to
fruition in support of something great.”
Talmage, one of the featured chefs,
trained at Manhattan’s French Culinary
Institute before honing her craft at some
of the most respected restaurants in the
United States. She is now the executive
chef at Sweet Melissa’s Café, and
has won numerous local and national
awards, including Best Chef for a Chef
Vintner Dinner in the Southwest Florida
Wine & Food Fest, first place in the
appetizer category at the 2010 Taste
of the Islands, and recognized as a top
10 restaurant in South Florida by USA
Today.
“I’m excited to work in this beautiful
new facility with all of these amazing
area chefs and budding young chefs
in support of the Culinary Education
Center,” Talmage said.
Also featured at The Community
House fundraiser is Executive Chef
Wilhelm Gahabka, CEC, who has
served at the helm of Bay Colony
Golf Club’s culinary team with great
distinction for more than a decade. A
native of Germany, Gahabka trained
at Nuremberg’s Culinary Institute and
honed his culinary skills under the
direction of many lauded European
Chefs in St. Moritz, Munich, Milan
and Monte Carlo before moving to
the United States. Chef Gahabka has
been featured on CNN’s On The Menu
series, the Discovery Channel’s Great
Chefs of the South, and has won many
awards and medals.
“I love the creative components of
being a chef, and I’m excited to work
with this fundraiser for the Culinary
Education Center,” said Gahabka.
In addition to Talmage and Gahabka,
Chef Werner Dietrich of the Olde
Hickory Golf and Country Club, Chef
Steve Joynt of the Spring Run Golf
Club, Chef Craig Panneton of the Pink
Shell Beach Resort & Marina and Chef
John Wolff of the Casa Ybel Resort will
also share their award-winning cooking
skills.
The Community House is located at
2173 Periwinkle Way. Call 472-2155 or
visit www.sanibelcommunityhouse.net
for more information.
Melissa Talmage
Wilhelm Gahabka
Steve Joynt
Werner Dietrich
photos provided
Craig Panneton
John Wolff